Isaiah 33:1-15 ▼

1 Woe, spoiler! And you not spoiled, || And treacherous! And they did not deal treacherously with you, || When you finish, O spoiler, you are spoiled, || When you finish dealing treacherously, || They deal treacherously with you.

2 O YHWH, favor us, || We have waited for You, || Be their arm, in the mornings, || Indeed, our salvation in time of adversity.

3 From the voice of a multitude peoples have fled, || From Your exaltation nations have been scattered.

4 And Your spoil has been gathered, || A gathering of the caterpillar, || As a running to and fro of locusts || He is running on it.

5 YHWH is set on high, for He is dwelling on high, || He filled Zion [with] judgment and righteousness,

6 And has been the steadfastness of your times, || The strength of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge, || Fear of YHWH—it [is] His treasure.

7 Behold, “Their Ariel,” they have cried outside, || Messengers of peace weep bitterly.

8 Highways have been desolated, || He who passes along the path has ceased, || He has broken covenant, || He has despised enemies, || He has not esteemed a man.

9 The land has mourned, languished, || Lebanon has been confounded, || Sharon has been withered as a wilderness, || And Bashan and Carmel are shaking.

10 Now I arise, says YHWH, || Now I am exalted, now I am lifted up.

11 You conceive chaff, you bear stubble; Your spirit—a fire [that] devours you.

12 And peoples have been [as] burnings of lime, || Thorns, as sweepings, they burn with fire.

13 Hear, you far off, that which I have done, || And know, you near ones, My might.

14 Sinners have been afraid in Zion, || Trembling has seized the profane: Who dwells for us—consuming fire, || Who dwells for us—burnings of the age?

15 Whoever is walking righteously, || And is speaking uprightly, || Kicking against gain of oppressions, || Shaking his hands from taking hold on a bribe, || Stopping his ear from hearing of blood, || And shutting his eyes from looking on evil,